Correcting an image with Curves

I'm still working inside Snowy old barn.tif, found inside the…14_levels_curves folder.…In this exercise, we're going to take a Curves Adjustment layer and we're going…to apply it to the actual task of correcting this image.…Now, I already have a Curves Adjustment layer at work here.…But I'm going to clear it out by clicking on the Reset icon in the lower right…corner of the Adjustments panel.…Then I'm going to start to work using the Target Adjustment tool, which greatly…simplifies the behavior of the Curves dialog box in my opinion.…Now, notice that the pointing finger has an up-down arrow icon next to…it, meaning that you're going to drag up and down inside the image in…order to produce results.…

So, go ahead and click on that tool to select it, and then I'm going to begin…dragging from one of the darkest details inside the image, known as this point…here, next to this knot.…So, it's just little bit over, inside the right portion of the barn.…If you're looking at the Input and Output levels at the bottom of the…

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8/31/2010

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8/13/2010

Photoshop CS5 One-on-One: Advanced, the second part of the popular and comprehensive series, updated for CS5, follows internationally renowned Photoshop guru Deke McClelland as he dives into the workings of Photoshop. He explores such digital-age wonders as the Levels and Curves commands, edge-detection filters, advanced compositing techniques, vector-based text, the Liquify filter, and Camera Raw. Deke also teaches tried-and-true methods for sharpening details, smoothing over wrinkles and imperfections, and enhancing colors without harming the original image. Exercise files accompany the course.